Attachment for automotive vehicles



July 24, 1928.

J. J. HlL L ERY ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES Filed Dec. 22, 1926 M m Wm. M .W 0 WM m q J M r Q 8% W \QU. 1 n n h T W 8n aw m & H Q N am 1|? N a LTi W S QWMEEMEMV Patented July 24, 1928.

- UNITEDSTATESPATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. HILLERY, or BOONTON, NEW JERSEY.

. AT ACHMENT ron AUTo oTIvnvE IcLns.

7 Application filed December 22', 1926. Serial No. 156,438.

present invention is to' provide an attacln ment in the form of a tool which may be readily placed 1n and removed from operative positions and whereby the selected pedal maybe efficiently fixed in a fully depressed or any intermediate position at will. Other more specific objects will appear from the description hereinafter and the features of. novelty will be pointed out in the claims.

in the accompanying drawings which show an example of the invention without defining its limits Fig. 1 is an elevation of I the attachment showing it in operative use;

Fig. 2 is an end View thereof looking in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is an end view looking-in the opposite direc tion with parts omitted for the sake of clearness.

As shown in the illustrated example the attachment or tool comprises a rod or other carrying medium 5 provided with suitable devices 6 and 7 enabling the rod or its equivalent to befdetachably fixed upon the pedal 8 which in the illustrated example is the clutch pedal, generally occupying a position to one side of and in relatively, close proximity to the brake pedal 9; it will be understood that the device is capable of being similarly attached to the brake pedal 9 if thisshould become necessary. The device 6 comprises a continuation of the rod 5 ex tending at right angles thereto and has its free end preferably terminating in oppositely extending lugs G adapted to engage the surface of the foot-rest 8 of the pedal 8. The device 6 further includes a spring clamp 6 suitably secured in place by means of rivets or the like and adapted to extend beneath the foot-rest 8 to clamp the device 6 in position thereon as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The device 7 is slidably mounted upon the rod 5 so as to depend therefrom as shown in Fig. 1 and at its free end terminates in a yoke 7 dimensioned to fit over the one edge of the foot-rest 8 as shown'in Figs. 1 and 3. With this arrangement the rod is firmly and securely mounted upon the pedal 8 and is capable of being easily detached therefrom by simply sliding the device 7 to the right in Fig.1 toremove it from the foot-restS after which the clamp 6 is free to be re moved from said foot-rest. slidably mounted upon the rod 5 and in addition is capable of rotating thereon and is internally screw-threaded for the acconimodation of a threaded stem 11 which at one end is provided with a pressure memher 12, adapted to be brought into surface engagement with the foot-rest 9'" of the brake pedal 9 as shown in. Figs. 1 and 2. For the purpose of removably fixing the pressure member 12 in place upon the footrest 9 of the brake pedal 9 a spring clamp 13 may be mounted upon the pressure member 12 and extends beneath the foot-rest 9 in clamping engagement therewith as shown in'Fi 2; to prevent unintentional slipping of the pressure member 12 on the foot-rest 9 the member 12 maybe roughened or provided with teeth on that surface which engages the foot-rest 9. U Tofacilitate the operation of the device the threaded'stem 11-80 may be provided with a hand wheel 14 or I equivalent devlce as" shown in F igs l and 2. Any sultablemeans may be included in the attachment to prevent the block 10 from beingcompletelyremovedfrom the rod 5 as shown ln Figs. 1' and 2 thisi'neans may comprise a simple cotterpin 15 diametrically through the rod 5.

In explaining the operation of the device,

extending it will be assumed that it is desired to temporarily fix the brake pedal 9 in a depressed position to thereby maintain the brakes in their releasing positions. In such case the rod 5 is fixed upon the clutch pedal 8 by springing the clamping spring 6 over the foot-rest 8 with the lugs 6 in position thereon as shown in Figs. 1 and 3; the device 7 is then adjusted lengthwiseot the rod 5 to bring the yoke 7 overthe edge of the foot-rest 8* to thereby complete the mounting of the rod 5 upon said clutch pedal. The block 10 is then shifted lengthwise of the rod 5 to bring the pressure member 12 into registry with the foot-rest'9 of the brake pedal 9, said pressure member 12 being 05 clamped in place upon said foot-rest by means of a clamping spring 13. As the stem 11 is now rotated in the proper direction through the medium of the hand wheel 14: it

will be obvious that the brake pedal 9 will He be depressed to any extent desired up to and including its fully depressed position A block 10 is 0 and Will be held in such position as long as desired. Then it is desired to restore the' brake pedal to its raised position the stem 11 is simply rotated in the reverse direction to i pressed position the attachment would simply be mounted upon the brake pedal 9 in order to makejit possible to bring the pres- "Will correspondingly depress the clutch pedal sure member '12 into engagement with the footkrest 8 of the clutch pedal 8. An operation of the device as hereinbefore described 8 and release the same.

The attachment is useful infmany Ways in connection with automotive vehicles and is easily attached in place and removed When 1 its services' areno longer required. The ad justability of the attachment enables it to be "easilyiitilizd in different types of automotive vehicles and adapts it for a variety of relative arrangements of pedals. The attaehmentitsel'l 1s simple in construction and 'requires'no skill in its operation.

Various changes in the specific construction shown and described may be made Within the scope of the claims Without departing from the spirit of my'invention.

z I claim:

lfAn attachment of the kind described comprising a supporting rod, a clamping device'at one'end of saidrod for clamping w it' upon the pedal'of an automotive vehicle,

a yoke slidably :mounted upon said rod. for

"1 engagement with saidpedal to fix said rod in pedal.

position thereon and pressure developing means adjustably carried by said rod for depressing an adjacent pedal of said automotive vehicle.

2. An attachment of the kind described comprising a supporting rod, a clamping device at one end of said rod for clamping it upon the pedaloi' an automotive vehicle, a yoke slidably mounted upon said rod for engagement with said pedal to fix saidrod in osition thereon, a block slidably and r0- tatably mounted on said red, a threaded stem passing through said block in threaded engagement therewith and a pressure me1n her at one end of said stem for, developing a pressureon an adjacent pedal ofsaid automotive vehicle to ad ust sald last named pedal to a, depressed position.

3. An attachment of the kind described comprising a supporting rod, clamping device at one end of said rod for clamping it upon thepcdal of an automotive vehicle, a yoke slidably mounted upon said rod for engagement with said pedal tofix said rod in position thereon, a block slidably and rotatably mounted on said rod, athreaded stem passing through said. block in threaded engagement therewith and a pressure member at one end. or said stein for developing a pressureon an adjacent pedal of said automotive vehicleto adjust said last named a pedal to a depressed'position and a clamping spring mounted on said pressure member for clamping it in position on said last named In testi my hand,

" v JOHN J. HILLERY.

mony whereof I have'hereunto set 

